Spring 2016

The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Canada’s Minister of Science, visits Dalhousie
Duncan toured Dal’s state-of-the-art facilities housed in the Steele Ocean Sciences Building and spoke with Dal faculty and graduate students about major projects currently underway in the oceans and technology sectors. Duncan also spoke with OTN students about OTN Atlantic studies —sturgeon, grey seal, and accelerometry projects—as well as to OTN and MEOPAR glider piloting and whale research teams. Read more

Call for proposals to investigate the movement and behaviour of elasmobranchs in South AfricaATAP – Tracking fish movements and Save Our Seas Foundation invite applicants to submit a research proposal for the award of twenty VEMCO V16 acoustic transmitters. The platform comprises an expanded network of acoustic telemetry receivers that are moored at a series of node sites along South Africa’s coastline. Closing date: 31st July 2016. Read more

OTN researchers investigate the protection of fish populations
Jaqueline Chapman, OTN PhD student and recipient of the Canadian Society of Zoologists’ Leo Margolis Award for excellence in fisheries research, and Steve Cooke, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Science and Biology, both at Carleton University, explore the interactions between catch and release fisheries and disease in migrating salmon as part of OTN Pacfic studies. Read more

6th Annual OTN Symposium
Members of the OTN Canadian and international research networks attended the 6th Annual OTN Symposium in Halifax, June 1-2. The Symposium served as a recap of the year’s research activities, discoveries, and challenges as well as an opportunity to network with colleagues from far and away. Four guest plenary speakers including Trevor Swerdfager (DFO) and Megan Leslie (WWF Canada) touched on opportunities in Canada’s oceans sectors. Read more

World Oceans Day – Canada’s Ocean Summit OTN Scientific Director, Sara Iverson, and OTN Senior Project Manager, Kes Morton, were invited to attend Canada’s Ocean Summit in Ottawa on June 8 hosted by WWF-Canada. Despite a major sinkhole in downtown Ottawa, which cut the day short, attendees participated in an engaging, constructive, and solutions-focused discussion about the future of Canada’s oceans.Read more

Artist seeking images from the field
Sarah McComb is a student at Dalhousie University and a painter. She is interested in painting images of people working in the field with wildlife and is asking those interested to send her images from the field. Paintings may be shown in public or made available for sale.Read more / See Sarah’s work

SAVE THE DATE
4th ICFT: 19-23 June 2017
Far North Queensland has been chosen as the site for the 4th International Conference on Fish Telemetry to allow national and international participants the opportunity to experience all the natural wonders this region has to offer. With easy access to rainforest, bush and tableland regions in addition to the Great Barrier Reef, the Cairns area showcases all Queensland has to offer. 4thicft.org